Birth/Death certificate

[dawnsh]

Hi Jim

You could also contact the cemetery as you seem to know which one and ask them to check their records. They might be willing to give you more information.

[Gurslad]

Good idea, dawnsh,
Never thought of it, getting older and my memory is not so good!. I contacted them years ago as to where exactly my grandparents were buried and they sent me details, they have no headstone so sent me the plot number and place. I know the cemetery well as my mother, sister and many relatives are buried there. The one famous person buried there is Sir Gordon Richards, famous jockey.I'll get on and find the email from the town hall and get writing. Thanks for jogging my memory.
Jim

[Gurslad]

With help from Marlborough Council I can confirm that Peter T Farley 1946-1946 & Sandra I Farley 1949-1949 are buried in the same grave in Marlborough Cemetery. Peter was buried on the 17 September 1946 & Sandra was buried 25 January 1949.
The problem is there is no trace of John T Farley in Marlborough Burial records. Been advised to contact Swindon & Wiltshire Archive, which I've done. Now waiting in anticipation!.
Jim

[Lisajb]

Could that 73 actually be a capital B?

[arthurk]

While doing my own research I've just come across a useful page at FreeBMD about late registrations - see http://www.freebmd.org.uk/late-entry-help.html

It explains some of the handwritten notes you find in the indexes, though it didn't actually help me to get anywhere with the one that started this query. I still feel the last bit is 73/S (= Sept qtr 1973) but the indexes don't seem to help with 64 for the first two characters. Maybe someone else will do better.

Arthur

[dawnsh]

Hi Arthur

Please let me re-assure you that 73/s has nothing to do with a late September 1973 registration. Late registration are accompanied by a quarter letter and the last 2 digits of the year.

The number refers to an amendment to the original entry.

It also does not refer to an adopted child's entry. There is no way of linking an entry in the birth index with that of a child in the adopted childrens index unless you know the names before and after adoption.

You can search births deaths or marriages at freebmd with a /s entry by selecting the type, a year range and putting */s in the page number.

I searched births Jan-Dec 1930 and got a list of results, very few of which were late registrations accompanied by the quarter and year of the later registration. Some but not all of the later re-registrations occur when previously unmarried parents of a child later marry and want to 'legitimise' the births of their children.

[BumbleB]

The attached, from Births in 1943 shows the three versions of entry:

The typed one is an entry for that particular quarter - in this case March 1943 (and for information, the 8e, 8a and 6c are volume numbers associated with the appropriate Registration District).

See S'44 refers to a late registration - September quarter 1944

4021/S refers to an alteration to the entry at some stage.

[arthurk]

Thanks for the clarification.

Arthur

[Gurslad]

Been a while but I've managed to contact Wiltshire Records Office. I was shocked by their reply. The 6473/s on the end of 5a 135 indicates that the child was put up for adoption. No other info for me from them. I'm now going to contact his sisters.
Jim